The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-07

Bus hsr voice was low and her eyes were
rad
And her beauteous brow was grave,
And she muttered, You'll mako my hus,
bAnd mad
II he hears you 60 wild and rave"
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THE END OF A RIVALRY,
spent two days OF last week at
NJ, one OF those pretty, thriving,
picturesque towns which dot the mag
nificent and bold landscape ofwestern
nnsylvania, and which are miniature
cities in the energy, progressiveness,
education and models OF advanced
municipal regulations. It was re.
visit to the place. for / had lived there
Tor q year several years ago, attached
to the single newspaper OF the town,
which newspaper has in the meantime
advanced from a somewhat uncertain
weekly publication to the dignity
OF q daily, with a certain toning
down OF the pictorial advertising col
umns, which resembled nothing SO
much as lhalf-sheet q circus poster, and
a corresponding advance in it's news
and general reading features. found
that change, the epit aph of all the years
everywhere. had been busy with the
people here as elsewhere, and one OF
these changes, completing q romance
which WAS well advanced when l
: tad 4 =
to tell the story entire.
During my residence there my most
intimate friend, and the one whose
house most frequented, was Dr.
Thomas Wood, who had moved
to from Philadelphia upon
the death of his wife ten years
before, bringing with him his
little daughter May, who, at the time
Of which / write, had grown up to be
the acknowledged beauty of the town.
The house they occupied was an old
fashioned mansion in the center OF the
! town.. which DR.. Wood had modern
lied by the addition OF huge bay
I window that was always filled with
geraniums, roses, and myrtles, that,
with a couple OF small orange trees,
were the admiration of the neighbor-
4 hood. Not that DR.. Wood had any
horticultural tastes. On the contrary,
he was very severe on the devotion Of
minds to such critics as flowers, fancy
work, music, and dancing; but then
blse.eyed May differed with him, and
told him SO in the sweetest, sauciest,
most lovable manner imaginable.
Upon the opposite side OF the street
there had just been completed, at the
time OF which / speak a row OF houses
OF an unusually imposing appearance,
which were dignifed by the high-sound-
ing name OF Maple terrace, that being
the kind OF tree that was most conspic-
uous by its absence in the immediate
locality. They were all to let, although
the last finishing touches had been put
Onsthem in the way of paint and paper,
and they wanted nothing but human
beings to assume q civilized appear
ance.
Calling one afternoon at the doctors
house, saw evidences OF life in Maple
terrace, and upon inquiry OF May as
certained that two of the houses had
been taken.
Papa is quite pleased" said she,
because you know, he looks upon
those twelve houses as twelve new
patients.,,'
But said l, '.have you not read
the advertisement, healthy and airy
situation, imposing neighborhood,
and only one physician"
"Oh, yes" smiled May; "but sick
ness, am sorry to say, is apt to run
about at some time or other, even in
airy situations"
Two days afterward another bill
was taken down, and in my strong in
terest insthe terrace, which / had seen
grow up under my eyes, called to
congratulate May.
"Oh, yes, she exclaimed, with un-
usual eagerness, aand l think by a
family that will prove valuable ad-
4 dition to the neighborhood, fora very
handsome and distinguished -look king
young gentleman drove up there this
morning and spent an hour in look
{ ing over the house, ana l suppose he
has taken it. !"
y was several days before saw her
again, and then she caught me by the
hand drew me rapidly to the window,
apd with a semi mi-traglc expression, she
painted to- che house over the way.
looked, and, to my astonishment, saw
upon the shutters two signs, painted
in very large gold letters, Edmund
Rand, M. D.
"a rival, indeed, said !, "promisine
q Montague and Capulet state oi
things. But perhaps Romeo and Ju.
liet may be found to terminate it."
Don't laugh" replied May, grave.
II; papa is yexed and indignant.
Imagine two physicians in this local.
ity! It's all the fault Of that adver-
tisement. Some scheming young man
has seen it, and, finding no hope OF
practice elsewhere, has come here. |
suppose he is as poor as a rat.
At this instant three wagons full OF
new furniture stopped in front of DR..
4 Rand's door and May absolutely
turned pale upon discovering that it
Was OF the most elegant description.
The wretch has got young wife,
toop she exclaimed, as q piano and
harp came to view; and then she add
ed, rising. "this will never do; they
must be put down at once; they are
strangers in the neighborhoc9; we are
we'll known. / have a plan which
think will eftectually dispose of the in
terlopers. will give an evening re-
ception and ball, and will immediate,
prepare q list of a Il the people
wish to invite
Laughing at the wicked ingenuity ol
the plan by which the enemy was to be
crushed by the mere force Of numbers
4 Of her allies, l assisted in preparing
the list, which al: eady. had become a
Il very long one, when Miss Wood said,
after = few moments Of deep refec.
tiOn;